Headlight chimney-holder.



1.1. CUNNINGHAM.

HEADLIGHT CHIMNEY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22. 1916.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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Wiser. s ATEs PATENT JAIVIES J. CUNNINGHAM, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

HEADLIGHT CHIMNEY-HOLDER..

Applicationfiled December 22, 1916. Serial No. 138,337.

, provements in chimney holders for headlights on locomotives, and it consists essenti ally in the novel and peculiar combination of parts and details of construction, as hereinafter first fully set forth and described, and then pointed out in the claims.

The object of this invention is to provide an eiflcient, serviceable and convenient method of holding the ordinary headlight chimney in place and so preventing movement and consequent breakage from the jar of the locomotive. Also to provide means for easily putting in place and removing said chimney.

Referring to the drawings already mentioned, which serve to illustrate this invention, and form a part of this specification, Figure l is a side elevation of my improved chimney holder in connection with a locomotive headlight. Fig. 2, is a plan and Fig. 3 a side elevation of my chimney holder showing the details of construction.

Like parts are designated by corresponding symbols of reference in all the figures.

Referring to Fig. 1, of the drawings, 1 designates the reflector of an ordinary locomotive headlight and which is held by the support 16 and steadied by the arm 2. 3 is the lamp and 4 its standard. 5 is an ordinary chimney as at present used. 6 is a cap, the upper portion of which fits the chimney around its top. 10 is a flange which leaves an opening about the size of the opening in the chimney top. 19 is a pad, preferably of asbestos, fastened underneath the flange 10 and furnishes an elastic bearing for the top of the chimney 5. fastened on opposite sides of the cap 6 and which are slidably connected to the arms 7, 7 of the lever 17 by means of the slots 8, 8.

The lever 17 is pivoted by means of the 14, 14 are two pivots pivots 13, 13 to the block llthrough its arms 18, 18. The block 11 is fastened to the top part of the reflector 1 by meansof Specification of Letters Patent- Patented Apr. 16,1918.

rivets. 9 is a spring, one end of which is fastened to the block 11 and having its free end bearing on the lever 17 to hold the cap 6 in position on the lamp chimney 5. 12, 12 are legs for supporting the lever 17 on the reflector 1 and preventing the cap 6 from dropping into the hole in the top of the reflector through which the chimney projects.

In Fig. 1, it is shown by dotted lines how my improved holder is operated to remove or place the chimney in position in the headlight, .the symbols 5 6, 7 a etc. referring to the same portions as are designated by the numerals 5, 6, 7, etc.

The arms 18, 18 of the lever 17 bear on the sides of the block 11 and so hold the cap 6 and thus the chimney 5 from all side swaying, while the cap 6 yieldingly bearing down on the top of'the chimney holds it from raising from the lamp burner.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim is y 1. The combination, with a headlight having a reflector and a chimney, of a block at tached to said reflector, a chimney holder fastened to said block comprising, a lever, legs on said lever to support it on said reflector, said lever pivoted on one end to said block and having a cap pivoted on the other end and inclosing the upper end of said chimney.

2. The combination with a headlight having a reflector and a chimney of a block attached to said reflector, a chimney holder secured to said block by a lever having arms and to which is pivotally attached a cap, said cap inclosing and in contact with the upper end of said chimney.

3. The combination, with a headlight having a reflector and a chimney, of aholder secured to said reflector and comprising a block, a lever having arms pivoted to and guided by said block, a spring fastened to said block and adapted to bear on said lever and a cap adjustably connected to said lever, whereby said chimney is yieldingly held in position in said headlight.

4. A holder for'headlight chimneys comprising a block, a lever having arms pivoted to and guided by said block, legs attached to said lever to act as stops,a spring fastened to said block and bearing on said lever and.

a chimney cap adj ustably connected to said lever by means of pivots fastened to said cap and slots in said lever.

5. The combination, with a reflector and a chimney, of a holder secured to said reflector and comprising chimney holding means to bear evenly around the top of said chimney and inclosing the sides of said top, a pivoted lever adjustably attached to said 10 holding means and having a spring to yieldingly press said chimney holding means on said chimney.

in testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

J AMES J. CUNNINGHAM.

Witnesses LUOIAN (J. JAoKsoN CHARLES A. BURR.

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